Oakland Raiders 4-7 at Dallas Cowboys 6-5

Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

Tony Romo

#7 Ranked QB

Now that the bye weeks are over, Romo will waver between “Play Him” and “Gut Call.” This week, we suggest playing him. He’s going up against Oakland, and they give up the 9^th most fantasy points to opposing QBs. He’s at home, in the Jerry dome, coming off a big divisional win against the New York Giants. Also, last week he made things happen with Dez Bryant and Jason Witten and we’re looking for those connections to continue into this week when they go up against a Raiders defense that seems to have lost their way.

DeMarco Murray

#17 Ranked RB

Last week Murray rushed for 86 yards and caught three passes for 40 yards against a rather stout Giants rush defense. This week he goes up against Oakland, and they are so-so against the run. However, have no fear. Murray has one of the easiest schedules to take you through the fantasy playoffs: OAK, @CHI, GB, @WAS, PHI. Not too shabby.

Dez Bryant

#3 Ranked WR

FINALLY! Dez Bryant caught nine passes for 102 yards last week. He played a very large role in the offense, and even though he didn’t catch a TD last week, he still proved that the Cowboys offense will run through him. Bryant did cough up the ball, but he blamed the cold. That’s fine. This week he’s in a dome going up against the Raiders defense who gives up the 5^th most fantasy points to opposing WRs. That’s the sort of gravy you want on your turkey.

Jason Witten

#3 Ranked TE

Oh, if only Witten could catch two TDs in every game… The bad news, Jason Witten isn’t the PPR monster of years past. The good news, he’s turning into a TD monster. Witten had a total of eight TDs over the past two years, combined. This year, he already has six TDs. We’re into it.

Gut Calls

Dan Bailey

#11 Ranked K

Oh, the weather outside is frightful… and you want a kicker in a dome. Meet your new best friend, Dan Bailey. Next week he plays in Chicago, but this week, let it snow… somewhere else.

Dallas Defense

#9 Ranked DEF

Last week the Dallas Defense was great against the Giants. This week, Oakland gives up the 7^th most fantasy points to opposing defenses. McGloin looked pretty good last week, but he’s still a newbie. If Sean Lee is back, and that’s a huge IF, they are a must play. If not, go with your gut.

Bench Warmers

Terrance Williams

#55 Ranked WR

There is a chance that Williams will score a TD in this game. He’s done just that in five out of his last seven games. However, last week was troubling, to say the least. He only caught one pass for 10 yards. He was part of a WR rotation with Miles Austin and Cole Beasley. So until his role becomes clear again, we have a tough time telling anyone to start him.

Miles Austin

#61 Ranked WR

One reception for 17 yards last week didn’t build our confidence. Last week was his first week back from his hamstring injury and Oakland does give up the 5^th most fantasy points to WRs, but he’s gotta give you something to believe in. Too risky.

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Dallas Cowboys 5-5 at New York Giants 4-6

Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

DeMarco Murray

#15 Ranked RB

There was a Murray sighting in Week 10 before the bye, and it was positive!  Murray rushed for 89 yards and 1 TD and tacked on another 6 yards receiving (every little bit counts).  This team needs a balanced attack and they need to take the pressure off Romo.  Oddly enough, the New York Giants give up the 8^th fewest fantasy points to opposing RBs, but we’d still start him.

Dez Bryant

#6 Ranked WR

According to ESPN Dallas, Dez said the Cowboys spent the bye developing ideas to get him out of double coverage.  Hmm.  His fantasy owners certainly hope they figured something out because before the bye he only caught 1 pass for 44 yards.  He was only targeted TWICE the whole game.  No one doubts the fact that Bryant is a talented receiver, but if you’re a legitimate WR1, you’re going to deal with double coverage.  Seriously, has Calvin Johnson EVER been in single coverage?  We still have him as a must-start in a divisional match-up, but his season numbers are disappointing.

Gut Calls

Tony Romo

#6 Ranked QB

The Cowboys need to win this game, so we think there’s a real possibility Romo plays his heart out and scores a ton of fantasy points.  Unfortunately, this is the kind of match-up where Romo chokes.  It’s 50/50 as to whether he’ll be Good Romo or Bad Romo.  Over the last four weeks, Romo has averaged 16.75 fantasy points per game.  That’s just on the fringe of being a fantasy starter.  Go with your gut.

Jason Witten

#5 Ranked TE

Witten drives his owners to the brink of insanity.  It’s an up and down year for TEs in general, so you’re probably playing him.  He was targeted six times in his last game, but he only caught 2 passes for 27 yards.  Something is off.  He’s dropped a lot of balls, and that’s out of character.  Hopefully he bounces back against the Giants, but he makes us nervous.

Dallas Defense

#11 Ranked DEF

The Giants give up the MOST fantasy points to opposing DEFs.  However, the Cowboys gave you negative numbers before the bye against New Orleans.  Don’t let the 4-game winning streak fool you: the Giants are still terrible, turnover machines.  You just also need to believe that Dallas will make the most of their defensive opportunities.  Fingers crossed.

Bench Warmers

Miles Austin

#53 Ranked WR

There’s some talk about Austin coming back this week.  Although we hope the best for him, we cannot tell you to start him.  He’s had pretty much zero fantasy production this year.  Don’t get cute.

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Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

Another fantasy orgy!  You know we love these.  Start almost everyone (not so fast, Miles Austin).

This week, we made some gut calls on Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, Dallas Defense, Terrence Williams, Jason Witten and Mile Austin.

Here is an example of what you can find over at Cover32.com, by Her Fantasy Football:

Gut Calls

Jason Witten
#3 Ranked TE
Boom or bust.  This guy is driving us crazy.  Witten ranks 10^th out of TE’s this year for average points per game, but he’s only been over 10 points in 2 of his outings.  Frustrating.  You probably have to play him, but we wanted to let you know that the Eagles give up the 7^th fewest points to TEs, so temper your already low expectations.

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